Parolee escapes in Montrose

MONTROSE — Thirty-four homes were put under lockdown for about three hours Monday as authorities searched the neighborhood for an "armed and dangerous" parolee who allegedly burglarized a hardware store on Foothill Boulevard.

California Highway Patrol officers were unable to find the man after setting up a perimeter for the area on Honolulu and Sycamore avenues. The fugitive parked his vehicle in a home driveway during a street pursuit before fleeing on foot through the Montrose neighborhood, Officer Ming-Yang Hsu said.

"Based on the words exchanged between the officer and suspect, it leads us to believe he is armed and dangerous," Hsu said.

Residents were urged over loud speakers to lock their home doors and windows, and to call police if they saw the suspect.